Schizophrenic Assessment: Focus on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

Running Head: SCHIZOPHRENIC ASSESSMENT 1 Schizophrenic Assessment: Focus on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale Name Class Date Schizophrenic Assessment: Focus on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale Introduction There are a great number of tools that can be used to assess the condition and symptomatic state of a psychiatric patient…

Introduction

The validity of this test has been verified through a number of research studies and the tool has been expanded and improved over time. The test has been found to have been used in studies across time since it was created, thus supporting it as a valuable addition to the study of schizophrenia during the last half of the 20th century and into the millennia. The BPRS tool has been evaluated over sixty years of use, expanding upon its structure with developments that can be used in modern practice. Tools There are different, but common tools that can be used to assess someone suffering from schizophrenia or to do research on diagnostic experiences of the disorder. One of the most common tools used in research is the Research Diagnosis Criteria (RDC) which was created in 1975. Structured interview instruments include the Present State Examination (PSE) from 1970, the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS), and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV are all valued instruments for the diagnosis of schizophrenia (Lieberman, 2006). The DSM-IV-TR is the most common diagnostic tool that is used for coming to the conclusion that someone is afflicted with the disorder of schizophrenia (see Appendix 3). ...

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